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Susan G. Komen Loses Support After Planned Parenthood Decision
Huffington Post 2/1/2012Stacey Tillman, a 47-year-old woman from Sandusky, Ohio, says she has donated over $300 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure each year for the past nine years. The issue is close to her heart, she says, because her aunt had breast cancer.This year, however, following the news that Komen has pulled breast exampulled breast exam funds from Planned Parenthood for political reasons. Tillman is sending her money straight to the family planning provider instead.Obama Reaffirms Insurers Must Cover Contraception
by Robert Pear for The New York TimesJanuary 20, 2012The Obama administration said Friday that health insurance plans must cover contraceptives for women without charge, and it rejected a broad exemption sought by the Roman Catholic Church for insurance provided to employees of Catholic hospitals, colleges and charities.
Younger voters make their political priorities known
by Scot Lehigh
The Boston Globe - January 18, 2012THE PRESIDENTIAL campaign trail is often an early barometer of emerging trends and coalescing constituencies in American politics.
2012 U.S. Presidential Candidates' Views on Israel and the Middle East
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